Thirty years after one of the world’s worst industrial disasters — the Bhopal gas leak — filmmaker Ravi Kumar has narrated the story in a film starring Martin Sheen and Indian-American actor Kal Penn. Read More »

The U.S is looking for a new ambassador to India. Here’s our (very) tongue-in-cheek shortlist of candidates that may not have made it onto the U.S. President Barak Obama’s radar for the position. Read More »

Shortly after Joel Stein wrote a column in Time about his experiences returning to his hometown of Edison, N.J., the author and the magazine issued tepid apologies for offending many Indian and Indian-origin readers.

On his Twitter page, Mr. Stein tried some more of his misplaced humor by saying:

“Didn’t meant to insult Indians with my column this week. Also stupidly assumed their emails would follow that Gandhi non-violence thing.”

And Time magazine issued a statement in which it said:

We sincerely regret that any of our readers were upset by Joel Stein’s recent humor column “My Own Private India.” It was in no way intended to cause offense. Read More »

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